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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §11202, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c.
711, Pt. C, §5 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is amended to read:

 
§11202. Application

 
This chapter applies to a person defined as a 10-year
registrant or lifetime registrant who has been sentenced on or
after June 30, 1992.

 
Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §11227, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Failure to register or update; notice of duty.__A
registrant who fails to register or update the information
required under this chapter and who had been informed of the duty
to register pursuant to section 11222, subsection 2 commits a
Class C crime.

 
Sec. 3. 34-A MRSA §11227, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt.
C, §25 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is further amended to read:

 
2. Failure to register or update information; 2nd offense. A
registrant who has one prior conviction for failure to register
or update the information required under this chapter commits a
Class D B crime.

 
Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §11229 is enacted to read:

 
§11229.__Residence restrictions

 
A person required to register under this chapter may not
reside within 1,000 feet of a school, child care facility or
recreational facility where minors congregate.__A registrant who
violates this section commits a Class C crime.

 
Sec. 5. 34-A MRSA §11255, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt.
C, §28 and affected by Pt. D, §2, is further amended to read:

 
2. Law enforcement agencies. Upon receipt of the information
concerning the conviction of a person for a sexually violent
offense or the conditional release or discharge of a registrant
pursuant to section 11254, subsection 2, a law enforcement agency
shall notify members of a municipality that the law enforcement
agency determines appropriate to ensure public safety.


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